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Cloning (Dana Matthiessen of White Suns) releasing new tape and split w/ current tourmates Radiator Greys
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Sepalcure releasing 'Folding Time,' shared "Not Gonna Make It," playing shows
Next Friday (5/20), electronic duo Sepalcure will be releasing their newest album Folding Time via Hotflush. The group, a collaboration between Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (Braille), recently shared the single “Not Gonna Make It,” which hinges on a vocal sample that repeats “it’s sad to think / we’re not gonna make it” while synth lines weave…
Brooklyn zine '1.21 Gigawatts' shutting down; final Gigawatts Fest this weekend
Dances, Dead Stars, Motion Studies, SLONK DONKERSON, Haybaby, Total Slacker and more will play the final Giggawats Fest.
Fiery Furnaces & Sebadoh members form Saqqara Mastabas, share "Uto On the Upswing"
Saqqara Mastabas is the new band comprised of Matthew Friedberger of Fiery Furnaces and Bob D’Amico of Sebadoh. A debut album Libras is out on June 3 via Joyful Noise Recordings…
case/lang/veirs share "Delirium"; tourmate Andy Shauf streaming LP (win tix to their Prospect Park show!)
As you may know, Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs have joined forces to form the supergroup case/lang/veirs whose self-titled debut is out June 17 via ANTI-. The trio most recently shared single “Delirium,” which is a modern take on the Phil Spector girl group sound…
Vacation touring, including 2 NYC shows in June
Cincinnati’s Vacation is taking its brand of scrappy, poppy punk on the road for a
string of dates that will see the band touring the US and Canada’s east coast. Non-Person, Vacation’s most recent release on Don Giovanni Records, is the band’s third album…
Baauer, Metro Boomin, Grandtheft & more playing Brooklyn fest The Greatest Day Ever
The Greatest Day Ever is an electronic music festival happening in Brooklyn on July 9 at The Brooklyn Mirage (a warehouse at 99 Scott Ave). The lineup is announced and it includes Baauer, Metro Boomin, Grandtheft, Sliink, Brenmar and more…
Speedy Ortiz announce 'Foiled Again' EP, share "Death Note"
Speedy Ortiz released one of 2015’s best albums with Foil Deer, an LP of indie rock earworms brimming with clever one-liners courtesy of singer Sadie Dupuis. The band announced the Foiled Again EP today, which is the album’s follow up, billed as an addendum. The digital-only release is out June 3 via Carpark and is composed of four tracks, two of which are outtakes from Foil Deer…
Plague Vendor and The Garden announce tour
California punks and labelmates Plague Vendor and The Garden have announced they are embarking on a June co-headlining tour. At the end of March, Plague Vendor released their sophomore LP BLOODSWEAT (Epitaph) while The Garden released their latest album, Haha (Epitaph/Burger), last October. Each album possesses a distinctly different sound — the former harkening back to Detroit’s blues inspired garage rock while the latter is post-punk that flirts closely with industrial sounds…